- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
FLS
NYSE
Week ended 31 Jul 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Flowserve Corporation · Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery
Latest close
75.99 USD
5.0%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -0.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 63.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.0%, after a 5.0% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is volatility with 58/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 55/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 2d.
Setup score
48
out of 100
Latest Close
75.99 USD
31 Jul 2026
1W Return
5.0%
latest completed week
4W Return
5.0%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
7.2%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
71.2%
37 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.3x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
- Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
- A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through
5.0%
Latest completed week; four-week move 5.0%.
Indicator stack
39/33
Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window.
Trend backdrop
Active
The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime.
Patient Capital
Quiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
Options pressure
Volatility
58/100 conviction; expected move 12.4%.
News sentiment
55/100
63 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
Event risk
2d
Next report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -0.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 63.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.0%, after a 5.0% four-week move.
52-week price path
Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price
Trend Line
Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand
Is real participation confirming the move?
Latest weekly volume is 1.3x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.
26-week volume confirmation
Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Demand beneath price
Activity pressure and institutional-style signals
These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.
Activity pressure path
Latest 0.2812-week average 0.36
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership5/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.28Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 5.0% over four weeks, 7.2% over 12 weeks, and 42.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year37
Trend breadth71.2%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.68Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-60.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership0.43Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change112.5%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
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What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it
The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers.
Factor week 26 Jul 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 100%
Model confidence 96%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength52/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 49; rank 1 is best.
Value21/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 80; rank 1 is best.
Quality79/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 22; rank 1 is best.
Momentum79/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 22; rank 1 is best.
Growth72/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 29; rank 1 is best.
Quality and valuation are separate questions
A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.
Value-quality framework62/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 26.1x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 2.0x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 14.7x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 5.7% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 35.5% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 13.2% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 12.7% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 13.1% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 0.8% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 25.3% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 50.1% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 7/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 1.2% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 2.5% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 3.7% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 1.5x Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment
What other market participants are doing
Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.
Options positioningVolatility
FLS shows volatility options pressure with a 58/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.08, expected move of 12.4%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.
Conviction58/100
Expected move12.4%
Put/call volume0.08
Insider activity18 / 2
18 acquisitions and 2 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.
Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.News sentiment55/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 63 relevant articles.
22 positive · 35 neutral · 6 negativePatient CapitalQuiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk
What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been
Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.
Next earnings2dNext report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move12.4%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-17.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.9%Standard deviation of weekly returns.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
6 Feb
6 Mar
3 Apr
1 May
29 May
26 Jun
31 Jul
Weeks higher11 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+12.1%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-13.9%Week of 1 May.
Latest week+5.0%Week of 31 Jul.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains10
Modest gains1
Flat weeks0
Modest losses11
Sharp losses4
Recent vol5.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.6% / -3.8%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context
Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?
Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.
SectorUS Industrials
4-week rank- / 100
Group average-3.6%
Trend breadth52.0%
Trend52.0%active weekly trend signals
MD54.0%positive activity pressure
RS53.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryUS Specialty Industrial Machinery
4-week rank9 / 75
Group average-6.0%
Trend breadth42.7%
Trend42.7%active weekly trend signals
MD48.0%positive activity pressure
RS40.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
08 · Evidence and weekly data
The underlying research record
Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.
Weekly tape44/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 44/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis21/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 0/12, relative leadership 5/12.
Activity pressure 0.28; No reversal markers Factors57/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 20; Small Cap Core rank 75 SVQF62/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 380.5 of 1013 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Options37/100FLS shows volatility options pressure with a 58/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.08, expected move of 12.4%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.
Volatility · Volatility expansion watch · Expected move 12.4% Sentiment55/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 63 relevant articles.
Flowserve Corporation $FLS Shares Sold by Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC Insiders18 / 218 acquisitions and 2 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.
Earnings2dNext report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2026 | 75.99 USD | 5.0% | 76.46 USD | 54.37 USD | -0.68 | 0.43 | 13.2M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 72.40 USD | 5.8% | 76.28 USD | 54.12 USD | -0.86 | -2.99 | 10.5M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 68.46 USD | -2.9% | 76.22 USD | 53.89 USD | -0.80 | -8.60 | 7.7M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 70.48 USD | -2.6% | 76.30 USD | 53.68 USD | -0.52 | -7.28 | 8.8M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 72.34 USD | -0.3% | 76.32 USD | 53.46 USD | -0.42 | -3.39 | 6.8M | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 72.56 USD | -10.9% | 76.29 USD | 53.22 USD | -0.52 | -0.84 | 13.6M | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 81.45 USD | 4.6% | 76.24 USD | 52.98 USD | -0.64 | 8.92 | 8.7M | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 77.83 USD | 6.2% | 75.77 USD | 52.68 USD | -0.89 | 5.70 | 8.0M | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 73.28 USD | -2.7% | 75.40 USD | 52.40 USD | -1.05 | 0.61 | 7.7M | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 75.28 USD | 8.5% | 75.25 USD | 52.16 USD | -0.90 | 1.13 | 10.5M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 69.40 USD | 7.0% | 75.00 USD | 51.89 USD | -0.80 | -5.14 | 11.9M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 64.87 USD | -8.5% | 74.46 USD | 51.65 USD | -0.61 | -10.42 | 12.3M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 70.91 USD | -0.7% | 73.97 USD | 51.45 USD | -0.30 | -1.85 | 16.1M | On |
| 1 May 2026 | 71.43 USD | -13.9% | 73.23 USD | 51.21 USD | -0.15 | 1.43 | 24.1M | On |
How to use this report
This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.